*****Iowa vs Penn St Game Thread*****

[QCHawkeye]

Garbage loss.

 

[Hawklove]

If Fran had lost this game!!!!! Horrible game prep job! This will hurt

 

[HawkBall23]

Hausen likely tripped and fouled trying to get to that inbounds, but Hawks deserved to lose this.

And I'm done with bball for the weekend.


F off, Hawks

 

[DTP2]

Absolutely shameful.

 

[like-woahh]

Iowa scored 2 points in the last 5 minutes. That's how you blow a game at PSU.

I'm bewildered why he stuck with Hausen and didn't get Folgy back in the game.

 

[Amahawk]

One of the most pathetic efforts that I have ever seen.

 

[doughuddl2_rivals]

Trash loss to the worst, making them look their best.

 

[JohnBeckwith]

Yeah, if this teams season ends in the B1G tourney I wont be sad. They will get *** blasted as a 8/9 seen in the NCAAs.

 

[2D]

Another worst loss in the BMC era. And here starts the three game losing skid.

This is the limit of what this team can do. It is what it is.

 

[ChicagoHawk2020]

Nice play call dummy

 

[QChawks]

That’s a season crushing loss right there

I’m kind of over this group

Ben better start hitting the portal hard

 

[Easthawk1062]

Nice work.

 

[Burghawk87]

Bennett just standing at half court. He looked defeated for the majority of the game.

 

[DuddyB]

Deserve to miss the tournament with these terrible losses. Inexcusable performance from the team and coaches. Again…

 

[im4hawks50595]

people calling for hausen to play are morons, he sucks and bad coaching having him play that many minutes

 

[Hawkedup]

This is the coach everyone is gushing over?? Good grief that was terrible basketball again. Just poorly coached all around.

 

[HawkinAnk74]

Yikes, bad loss

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Unacceptable.

Straight up. Unacceptable.


PSU has 2 wins in conference.

2 wins in 2026.

 

[Anon1750875978]

Hausen hucking up 3s was...

 

[QCHawkeye]

Bennett just standing at half court. He looked defeated for the majority of the game.

Because he’s all the team has. The rest is inconsistent hot garbage.

 

[Whtnhawk]

3 game losing streak going into the B10 tourney.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

The Iowa way.

Shouldn't be surprised

 

[Omahawk57]

Iowa is a women's basketball school.

 

[joelbc1]

Wow!
Just…. Wow!
10-10 and the NIT… that Boyz is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Some things about Iowa basketball never change.

 

[bobchawk]

Big thing is they should have picked up the ball 3/4 .. instead let him dribble clear to top of key where the PSU guy had all the momentum..
Not good last 8 seconds.
Maybe this will knock them down to 10 or 11 seed.
Better than 8-9

 

[HawkBall23]

I get a weekend day free to watch you guys, and this how you treat me???

2 losses vs the bottom two teams in the league. fmfl


This team shouldn't be an NCAA lock after those two EMBARRASSMENTS!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mitch122_rivals]

Cannot overstate how bad that loss is. They should be embarrassed

 

[TampaHawkFan]

Just absolutely went into stall and protect mode down the stretch, and, predictably, it cost them.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

We were leading 67-62.

Lose 69-71.

PATHETIC

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

That's 3 horrid losses.

 

[Hawkeye54545]

All I could think of with 1.2 left is take a chance on a deep throw don't be stupid and inbound it in the backcourt.

Then I thought ****.

 

[PeteJox]

Team is maddening. I hate watching these games.

 

[Franisdaman]

That IOWA D....

Penn State shooting:

....9-15 (60%) from 3
16-24 (67%) from inside the arc
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25-39 (64%) Overall

12-16 (75%) FTs
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71 POINTS
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Penn State 71-69 Iowa (Feb 28, 2026) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Iowa Hawkeyes NCAAM game from February 28, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

 

[Burghawk87]

Because he’s all the team has. The rest is inconsistent hot garbage.

Oh I agree, but if you're all they have maybe fight for the last shot. Or do something other than lazily drifting toward the bench with 1.4 seconds left.

 

[HawkBall23]

Big thing is they should have picked up the ball 3/4 .. instead let him dribble clear to top of key where the PSU guy had all the momentum..
Not good last 8 seconds.
Maybe this will knock them down to 10 or 11 seed.
Better than 8-9

ONLY possible good thing that could come out of this (& the MD loss).

But will need to win the opening BTT game - which might be on Wednesday now - to avoid getting shunted into Dayton.

 

[DTP2]

Name a worse loss ever.

 

[PeteJox]

This is the coach everyone is gushing over?? Good grief that was terrible basketball again. Just poorly coached all around.

The cignetti of college bball.....

 

[Jonesy5960]

This is one reason why I've become a more fervent women's basketball supporter. They play smart basketball and rarely lose to teams they should beat. Not so much on the men's side.

 

[BringBackBradBanks]

I’m sitting courtside but for the life of me why was Hausen in the game so much? Their last basket was just taking advantage of him.

 

[QCHawkeye]

10 seed for Iowa